⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 26 from three
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Beaten inside, 56 points in the paint to 72
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:09 · HOU 69-70 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 3:56 · HOU 86-82 MEM
- Steal
Christian Wood stole it from Ja Morant
Q4 2:51 · HOU 116-108 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · HOU 112-108 MEM
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:59 · HOU 118-110 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 8:27 · HOU 38-50 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:31 · HOU 86-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:11 · HOU 112-108 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:30 · HOU 113-108 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 2:51 · HOU 116-108 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
